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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1h

Had Nov. 12, 1758, unfolded differently, you might not have heard of George Washington. Virginia regiments were caught in friendly fire, and the colonel rode out to stop it. The battlefield was lost to history.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2025/digs-discoveries/washington-risks-it-all/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 21h

What's new with the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Quite a bit, in fact. Archaeologists today are investigating when, how, and why ancient people created them.

It's all in our November/December issue, out now!

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2025/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 23h

Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known human settlement on the Arabian Peninsula! The site dates back at least 10,300 years, and excavations have revealed stone structures, hearths, and knives.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/29/earliest-human-settlement-on-the-arabian-peninsula-uncovered/

Earliest Human Settlement on the Arabian Peninsula Uncovered

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

When the Maya Kaanul, or Snake, Dynasty reigned, queens dressed in masculine garb, waged wars, and played power politics. In the seventh century A.D., Lady Six Sky brutally crushed rebellions from her stronghold at Sa’aal.

archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2023/features/maya-snake-queens/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

Analysis of Homo habilis fossils with AI technology suggests that the individuals at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania were consumed by leopards. The unfortunate hominins died around 1.8 million years ago.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/08/ai-analyzes-carnivore-tooth-marks-on-human-ancestor-fossils/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

The bearded vulture has been extinct in southern Spain for generations, but researchers recently recovered more than 200 man-made items from their nests, including a slingshot, shoes, and a crossbow bolt.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/07/historic-artifacts-recovered-from-vulture-nests-in-spain/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 2d

Luxor’s Karnak Temple is one of the most magnificent complexes from ancient Egypt, but its roots were mysterious. New research has found that the Nile once flooded there, making it uninhabitable at first.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/08/investigating-the-history-of-egypts-karnak-temple/

Investigating the History of Egypt’s Karnak Temple

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 2d

Picuris Pueblo is the smallest tribal community whose oral histories link it to the ancient site of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, and new DNA analysis has now connected the Picuris to a rich burial there.

archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/features/spirit-cave-connection/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 2d

Megafauna bones discovered in South America suggest that humans regularly ate giant sloths and armadillos. Archaeologists now think smaller animals only became dietary staples after the megafauna were hunted to extinction.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/06/what-happened-to-south-americas-megafauna/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 3d

A pillar carved with a face has been discovered at the Neolithic site of Karahantepe, similar to pillars found nearby at Göbeklitepe. The going theory is these served as architectural elements—some 12,000 years ago.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/07/12000-year-old-carving-found-in-turkey/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 4d

In Norway, hunter-gatherers began to settle down 9,000 years ago, and the discovery of a dwelling from that time is providing glimpses. Fishhooks, a tool made of rock crystal, and an ax blade point to new technologies.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/03/paleolithic-dwelling-uncovered-in-norway/

Paleolithic Dwelling Uncovered in Norway

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 4d

The countdown is on! Just two weeks to go until #InternationalArchaeologyDay. Join the global celebration of archaeology with fairs, tours, digs, hands-on activities, and more. The Archaeological Institute of America has the details:

https://buff.ly/dx6TatA

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 4d

In 1872, 50 to 60 Modoc warriors held off a larger force of U.S. Army soldiers for half a year amid volcanic walls, boulders, and holes in northern California. Archaeologists have recently returned to the stronghold.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2018/letters-from/california-modoc-war/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 5d

Long before the Greeks and Romans arrived, Sicily had a vibrant Bronze Age culture. The 4,000-plus rock-cut tombs at the dramatic Necropolis of Pantalica date as far back as the thirteenth century B.C.

archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/off-the-grid/necropolis-of-pantalica-italy/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 6d

Around 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers were on the move through the inhospitable Nefud Desert. Researchers recently encountered more than 130 life-size images of animals that they carved into the cliffs.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/01/animal-rock-art-likely-marked-arabian-desert-water-sources/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 7d

How, when, and where did people figure out how to make iron? Archaeologists have reexamined materials found at a site in Georgia where copper smelters began using hematite in their work.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/30/copper-workers-experiments-might-have-helped-usher-in-iron-age/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 7d

The Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most picturesque spots in Scotland: You may have seen it in Highlander. New excavations there have uncovered a rare thirteenth-century hair-styling tool known as a gravoir.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/01/medieval-hair-styling-tool-recovered-at-scottish-castle/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 7d

Archaeologists excavated a remote sanctuary in Tajikistan and discovered that ancient Bactrians invented distinct ways to worship their gods 2,300 years ago. Check out photos of the mountain sanctuary!

archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/#torbulok-slideshow

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 7d

Researchers have discovered the earliest known traces of blue pigment on a 13,000-year-old stone artifact from central Germany. Archaeologists identified the residue as the mineral azurite.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/01/earliest-use-of-blue-pigment-in-europe-identified/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

Archaeologists found the mummified remains of four people in the Colombian Andes, and now we know what they looked like: researchers have virtually reconstructed their faces using death masks.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/02/faces-of-four-mummified-andean-people-reconstructed/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

An Assyrian weaver 4,000 years ago did not appreciate her husband's commentary on her work. “Who is this man who lives in your house and who is criticizing the textiles?” she snapped in response, delivered via tablet.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2023/features/assyrian-women-of-letters/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 8d

A gold brooch, a rare piece of jade, and a bronze pin dated to approximately 2500 B.C. have been uncovered in Turkey at the site of Hisarlik—also known as ancient Troy. The brooch is one of only three known in the world!

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/02/rare-objects-unearthed-in-ancient-troy/

Rare Objects Unearthed in Ancient Troy

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 9d

Pompeii's famous Villa of the Mysteries continues to surprise. New excavations there have uncovered a more prosaic side of the lavish frescoed mansion: a waiting bench on the street opposite the villa's main gate.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/30/waiting-room-found-outside-popular-pompeian-villa/

"Waiting Room" Found Outside Popular Pompeian Villa

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 10d

Stories about the Three Yan emperors, who ruled parts of China from “Dragon City,” are now legendary. But when archaeologists began discovering the magnificent tombs from this era, they began to see a picture that's as fabulous as the myths.

archaeology.org/threeyan

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 10d

The 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill is known to all American schoolkids, but ordinary civilians also suffered when Charlestown burned. New excavations are now revealing life there before the blaze.

archaeology.org/news/2025/09/30/boston-dig-reveals-neighborhood-burned-during-battle-of-bunker-hill/

Excavations Reveal Boston Neighborhood Burned in Battle of Bunker Hill

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